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Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language Third Edition (Pennwell Nontechnical Series)
William L. Leffler

Pennwell Books, 2000

EXCELLENT BOOK
IF YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT PETROLEUM REFINING, THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU !!
  
  











  



  
International Energy Markets: Understanding Pricing, Policies and Profits
Carol A. Dahl

Pennwell Books, 2004

Excellent examples, great for use in an energy economics or business class
I was TA for a class, Energy Economics (ENNEC 484W), during the Fall 2006 semester at Penn State University. The professor for the class introduced Dahl's book into the class's curriculum during the Fall semester of 2005. The class covered the first 8 chapters of ...
  
  











  



  
Deepwater Petroleum Exploration & Production: A Nontechnical Guide
William L. Leffler, Richard Pattarozzi, ...

Pennwell Books, 2003

Broad, concise, and interesting
This is a good place to start if you're looking for a very general introduction to deepwater exploration and production (E&P). Almost nothing gets a lot of detail, but almost nothing is omitted. The chapters cover the following topics: 1 - history of offshore ...
  
  











  



  
Drilling Technology in Nontechnical Language
Steve Devereux

Pennwell Books, 1999

could use a good proofreadin'
The book explained the field well, but it referred, more than once, to a non-existant 'further reading' section. It also referred to a list of acronyms, supposedly containted within, which wasn't in the book either. It could really use an editor. Diagrams were great, ...
  
  











  



  
Petrochemicals in Nontechnical Language 3rd edition
Donald L. Burdick, William L. Leffler

Pennwell Books, 2001

Fun to read, technically complete
If you want to understand the oil refining and petrochemical industry, this is it. Although these books focus on technology, by reading them, you will gain valuable insight into how the industry works and how to market your products more effectively to these companies.
  
  











  



  
Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling and Production (2nd Edition)
Norman J. Ph.d Hyne

Pennwell Books, 2001

Great introduction to petroleum geology
I am a graduate geologist and I found this book ideal in my circumstances as an introduction before I got some petroleum work experience.It is very well written ,even a layperson could get a good appreciation for the wide encompassing subject matter.It is not aimed at ...
  
  











  



  
Safety and Survival on the Fireground
Vincent Dunn

Pennwell Books, 1992

Excellent fireservice book
This is an excellent book for firefighters and fire officers. Well written that keeps your interest. It is a welcome relief to read a book that educates without putting you to sleep.
  
  











  



  
Collapse of Burning Buildings: A Guide to Fireground Safety (Firefighter Survival Training Series)
Vincent Dunn

Pennwell Books, 1988

Very informative
Very well written. Alot of good war stories from back in the day. I would recommend this book for someone with 2 years to 20 years of expierence. This book gets straight to the point.
  
  











  



  
Trading Natural Gas: Cash, Futures, Options and Swaps
Fletcher J. Sturm

Pennwell Books, 1997

educational sources for practical trading purposes
I have not seen any book that describes its domain with such generous detail and is geared for real life trading. The contents may not be enough for those who trade only financial energy instruments, but it is indeed a good course material for the market makers, and ...
  
  











  



  
The Properties of Petroleum Fluids
William D., Jr. McCain

Pennwell Books, 1990

strongly recommended
This book gives you step by step explanations for the basics of petroleum reservoir engineering.
  
  











  



  
Project Economics and Decision Analysis: Volume 1: Deterministic Models
M. A. Mian, Mohammad A. Mian

Pennwell Books, 2002

Basic Textbook and Incomplete
This book is a basic introduction to oilfield economics. It explains the basic concepts of economics and applies them to project economics in the oil field. This book would be useful for an engineer who wants to get a better understanding of oilfield project ...
  
  











  



  
Natural Gas in Nontech Language

Pennwell Books, 1999

Provides a balanced non-technical overview of the natural gas process from wellhead to burntip and exploration to end usage, while briefly addressing future trends, resources, and supply and demand. Text is based on educational material from the Institute of Gas Technology. DLC: Natural gas.
  
  











  



  
The Petroleum Industry: A Nontechnical Guide
Charles F. Conaway

Pennwell Books, 1999

excellent job
Conveys the big picture with enough well-explained technical detail to give you a sense for why. Includes the business implications of various key geological and technical points. The best overview of the petroleum industry that I've come across. I wish other ...
  
  











  



  
Fundamentals of Oil and Gas Accounting (4th Edition)
Rebecca A. Gallun, Charlotte J., Ph.D. Wright, ...

Pennwell Books, 2001

Good Intro to Accounting for Energy Industry
I'm using this book for an Energy Accounting course. Though I have not yet finished going through it, so far has been a good source for those who wants to get an early exposure into the accounting side of the energy industry, especially oil and gas. With only basic ...
  
  











  



  
Oilfield Processing of Petroleum: Natural Gas (Oilfield Processing of Petroleum)
Francis S. Manning

Pennwell Books, 1991

Natural Gas Processing
A comprehensive approach to gas tretment in the oilfield. Very practical, includes calculation methods, troubleshooting, equipment startup... all you'll ever need besides experience! Covers gas properties, sweetening, compression, dehydration, liquid separation, and ...
  
  











  



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